Outhouse Editor

Spicy Dick wrote:Did you see my passive aggressive thinly-veiled gibes to him in my review? I am like the Super-Skrull, implanted with the powers of my foes. But I could tell it hurt, maybe he will quit the review group.

[spoiler]Just kidding, he is a drama-vampwhore and the review group threads provide just enough nourishing pointless conflict to keep him alive in his spidery hole for another week.[/spoiler]

Outhouse Editor

Spicy Dick wrote:Did you see my passive aggressive thinly-veiled gibes to him in my review? I am like the Super-Skrull, implanted with the powers of my foes. But I could tell it hurt, maybe he will quit the review group.

[spoiler]Just kidding, he is a drama-vampwhore and the review group threads provide just enough nourishing pointless conflict to keep him alive in his spidery hole for another week.[/spoiler]

******

When this first got announce I was a little bitter. Allred was putting Madman on hiatus again for some zombie book with a writer who at the time hadn't actually worked in comics? Balls!

While people have been throwing around the hyperbole that Roberson's Cinderella mini has been the best Fables book over the past couple of months, I've been trade waiting it so it'll be July before I get to see that magic trick for myself. No, this comic right here is my introduction to the writer and I have to say it was quite the pleasant surprise. The tone, the setting, the pacing I thought all meshed with Allred's pop art stylings perfectly. Had the book not been called what it's called and I hadn't seen the previews already, the reveal that Gwen was a zombie would have been pretty damn cool. While the base concept seems to be in the same realm as Chew, I don't see the books headed in even remotely similar directions and even if they were Gwen is way cooler (and cuter) than Tony Chu. Besides, it's hard not to love a book that features a mod ghost and a were-terrier as supporting characters.

After 15 plus years, I still get excited every time I pick up a comic with Mike Allred art and this was no exception. I especially loved the last few pages with the grave digging sequence and the post brains circular layouts page. Excellent stuff.

Even without the Allred art, this was a comic I would have enjoyed a lot. With the Allred art it's a comic that I love. I think I'm going to have to buy this in singles.

******

When this first got announce I was a little bitter. Allred was putting Madman on hiatus again for some zombie book with a writer who at the time hadn't actually worked in comics? Balls!

While people have been throwing around the hyperbole that Roberson's Cinderella mini has been the best Fables book over the past couple of months, I've been trade waiting it so it'll be July before I get to see that magic trick for myself. No, this comic right here is my introduction to the writer and I have to say it was quite the pleasant surprise. The tone, the setting, the pacing I thought all meshed with Allred's pop art stylings perfectly. Had the book not been called what it's called and I hadn't seen the previews already, the reveal that Gwen was a zombie would have been pretty damn cool. While the base concept seems to be in the same realm as Chew, I don't see the books headed in even remotely similar directions and even if they were Gwen is way cooler (and cuter) than Tony Chu. Besides, it's hard not to love a book that features a mod ghost and a were-terrier as supporting characters.

After 15 plus years, I still get excited every time I pick up a comic with Mike Allred art and this was no exception. I especially loved the last few pages with the grave digging sequence and the post brains circular layouts page. Excellent stuff.

Even without the Allred art, this was a comic I would have enjoyed a lot. With the Allred art it's a comic that I love. I think I'm going to have to buy this in singles.

Review Grouper

Just for the record, some people have said that this "has been done before", or at least things similar. I think this is one of the first times, if not THE first time, I've read something like this.

I have to say: I enjoyed this very much. This could've been a really cheesy, crap comic book. But it turned out to be great. We already have a lot of subplots going on here (and it'll be interesting to see where they go), and that excites me. This comic actually has substance to it and there are some really great parts. The wereterrier part was funny, and the part where she eats brains was fantastic from a story stand point too. I enjoyed a lot of the dialogue. None of it was over the top or lame IMO. Overall, a pretty nice story developing here.

I've never really read a comic book with Allred art. I've seen it before, but never have I read a book with it. It's a very unique style. It gives the comic life, and there's never a part where it's dull for me. To sum it up, I thought it was fantastic.

Review Grouper

Just for the record, some people have said that this "has been done before", or at least things similar. I think this is one of the first times, if not THE first time, I've read something like this.

I have to say: I enjoyed this very much. This could've been a really cheesy, crap comic book. But it turned out to be great. We already have a lot of subplots going on here (and it'll be interesting to see where they go), and that excites me. This comic actually has substance to it and there are some really great parts. The wereterrier part was funny, and the part where she eats brains was fantastic from a story stand point too. I enjoyed a lot of the dialogue. None of it was over the top or lame IMO. Overall, a pretty nice story developing here.

I've never really read a comic book with Allred art. I've seen it before, but never have I read a book with it. It's a very unique style. It gives the comic life, and there's never a part where it's dull for me. To sum it up, I thought it was fantastic.

Outhouse Editor

When this first got announce I was a little bitter. Allred was putting Madman on hiatus again for some zombie book with a writer who at the time hadn't actually worked in comics? Balls!

While people have been throwing around the hyperbole that Roberson's Cinderella mini has been the best Fables book over the past couple of months, I've been trade waiting it so it'll be July before I get to see that magic trick for myself. No, this comic right here is my introduction to the writer and I have to say it was quite the pleasant surprise. The tone, the setting, the pacing I thought all meshed with Allred's pop art stylings perfectly. Had the book not been called what it's called and I hadn't seen the previews already, the reveal that Gwen was a zombie would have been pretty damn cool. While the base concept seems to be in the same realm as Chew, I don't see the books headed in even remotely similar directions and even if they were Gwen is way cooler (and cuter) than Tony Chu. Besides, it's hard not to love a book that features a mod ghost and a were-terrier as supporting characters.

After 15 plus years, I still get excited every time I pick up a comic with Mike Allred art and this was no exception. I especially loved the last few pages with the grave digging sequence and the post brains circular layouts page. Excellent stuff.

Even without the Allred art, this was a comic I would have enjoyed a lot. With the Allred art it's a comic that I love. I think I'm going to have to buy this in singles.

Story: 9Art: 10Overall: 9.5

I liked the crossover and still enjoy Jack and even I think Cinderella was the best thing in Fables in a long time.

Outhouse Editor

When this first got announce I was a little bitter. Allred was putting Madman on hiatus again for some zombie book with a writer who at the time hadn't actually worked in comics? Balls!

While people have been throwing around the hyperbole that Roberson's Cinderella mini has been the best Fables book over the past couple of months, I've been trade waiting it so it'll be July before I get to see that magic trick for myself. No, this comic right here is my introduction to the writer and I have to say it was quite the pleasant surprise. The tone, the setting, the pacing I thought all meshed with Allred's pop art stylings perfectly. Had the book not been called what it's called and I hadn't seen the previews already, the reveal that Gwen was a zombie would have been pretty damn cool. While the base concept seems to be in the same realm as Chew, I don't see the books headed in even remotely similar directions and even if they were Gwen is way cooler (and cuter) than Tony Chu. Besides, it's hard not to love a book that features a mod ghost and a were-terrier as supporting characters.

After 15 plus years, I still get excited every time I pick up a comic with Mike Allred art and this was no exception. I especially loved the last few pages with the grave digging sequence and the post brains circular layouts page. Excellent stuff.

Even without the Allred art, this was a comic I would have enjoyed a lot. With the Allred art it's a comic that I love. I think I'm going to have to buy this in singles.

Story: 9Art: 10Overall: 9.5

I liked the crossover and still enjoy Jack and even I think Cinderella was the best thing in Fables in a long time.